Turn-About Ranch - Residential Treatment for Teens on a Working Ranch

Real Ranch. Real Values. Real Change.

Turn-About Ranch employees are guided by the principles: Youth and Family, Growth, Teamwork, and Service.

Our residential treatment program has been providing help for troubled teens and their families for more than 20 years. We have Master's level and Bachelor's level counselors along with non-professional staff who are screened and have a desire to work with troubled boys and girls.

Our Staff

Luke Hatch
Executive Director
Luke is an LCSW and has a BS in Psychology/Communications and an MSW from University of Utah. Luke has worked in Adolescent programs at almost every position. He worked as a line staff, a staff supervisor, a therapist and has been in administration at Turnabout as a Program Director and now the Executive Director. Some of Luke's experience has been working in Youth Corrections, addiction treatment, assisted living for mentally handicap individuals, sexual offender treatment and working with adolescents in scouting and sports. Luke was raised on a ranch in southern Nevada and knows how much it taught him about life and hard work. He loves working with adolescents and using a working cattle ranch as a tool to help the kids. In his off time he enjoys spending time with his family, outdoor activities, sports, weightlifting, and reading. Luke is married with 4 children.

Myron Carter
Barn Program Director
Myron adds so much to the Turn-About program. There is no one better at working with adolescents in this industry than Myron. He forms relationships with the kids that work therapeutically. He knows how to get adolescents to look at their lives and want to be better. Myron also runs the horsemanship program that makes Turn-About so successful. He is a true cowboy and a true horseman. No one works harder and gets work done better than Myron. Myron has been with Turn-About since its beginning and the program and students benefit from his experience in the industry.

Michelle Lindsay
Clinical Director, M.S. LPC
Michelle Lindsay is the clinical director for Turn-About Ranch. She completed her graduate degree in Social Work at Brigham Young University. After 5 years and 3 children she returned to school and received her master's degree from Utah State University. She is passionate about working with teens and families and has experience in both the wilderness and residential treatment setting. She has also worked as a transition specialist helping families to succeed in bringing their teen's home from treatment. Michelle has been married to her supportive husband for 20 years and they love spending time together with their 3 children water-skiing, snowboarding, fishing, camping and riding horses; preferably rounding up cattle out in the middle of a blue skied desert. She also enjoys reading, looking for Indian artifacts, sports, and feeding the neighborhood teenagers!

Marty Ormond
Lodge Program Director
Marty oversees all operations at the Lodge. Marty adds a lot to the program through his loyalty and patience. He is very patient with the employees that work under him and takes a caring approach towards the kids in the program. Marty is very talented with fixing anything and does a lot more than he gets credit for. Marty is always willing to take charge of a situation and help out where he is needed.

Yancy Whipple
Admissions Director
Yancy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management from Southern Utah University and an MBA from the University of Utah. He has enjoyed business his entire life. When he was in the 6th grade he and his brother bought a hay bailer and hauler, and they started "putting up" hay every summer to earn money. Since then he has been involved in many different ventures ranging from working for Fortune 500 companies to starting his own businesses. He grew up on a ranch in Southern Nevada and appreciates the core values that ranching taught him. "I didn't fully appreciate the lessons I was learning while growing up on a ranch, but I look back now and realize the extent of what I was being taught. Lessons such as honesty, trust, work ethic, responsibility, integrity; these were all things that were instilled in me at a young age through growing up and working on a ranch." Knowing and understanding the valuable impact that a working ranch can have on teenagers is much of the reason Yancy was drawn to this position. He has been involved in many different businesses in many different industries, but he loves his job at Turn-About because of the positive impact he is able to witness on a daily basis.

Chris Christensen
Academic Director
Chris is a licensed school counselor earning his Masters degree at Utah State University. He also has an Administrative endorsement from Southern Utah University. He started at Turn About Ranch in 1997 as a Primary Counselor and worked in that capacity until Turn About started a school in 2004. Chris developed the school program and worked arduously to ensure it became accredited. Chris recently took a 4 year sabbatical to act as the principal at Escalante High School, he is happy to be back at Turn About and enjoys helping the students find success with their education. During his free time he enjoys spending time with his wife and 6 children.

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